Some fun notes about the Mariners’ 21-8 victory over Texas

I don’t know about you, but Seattle’s drubbing of the Rangers on Wednesday night was one of the most exciting Mariners games I’ve watched in a while. It was like watching a videogame. On Facebook, I saw friends wondering if they were dreaming. One person commented, “I feel like I’m on drugs.”

Of course, this is real life and the Mariners won’t continue scoring 20 runs per game. But after two huge wins in Texas, it’s hard not to feel the excitement over this team. The 2012 Mariners are supposed to be in a rebuilding year — and they certainly seem to be improving.

Thursday morning, the Mariners PR team sent out some interesting stats about Wednesday night’s game. Some of the more interesting ones are below. But first, here’s my favorite that wasn’t included in the news release.

Before Wednesday’s game, the Mariners were 22nd in the majors this season in runs scored, with 197. After Wedneday’s game, with 218 runs, they were 14th.